Why family floater health insurance is better than individual
Source Credit: The Times of India
In this hustling culture, health is the topmost priority of human beings. Individuals are aware that medical emergencies can not be overlooked in any way. The rising medical costs and top-notch health services are the very reasons why people prefer to invest in health insurance plans.
However, most people are not aware of either going with individual or family floater health insurance.
While individual health insurance offers defined medical coverage to an individual person, family floater health insurance can be used by an entire family.
Additionally, family floater health insurance schemes are more cost-effective than buying individual health schemes for every family member.
Let’s understand in detail why family floater health insurance is better than an individual medical insurance scheme.
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